Rats’ nests by children’s hospital wards and cockroach infestations in surgery departments are just some of the 350 cases of vermin call-outs faced by North Manchester hospitals in 2014, MM can reveal.

Manchester Cancer Research scientists discover more than 400 ‘blind spots’ in DNA, which could hide cancer-causing gene faults

Small lithium batteries, used for powering toys, key fobs, birthday cards etc, can easily get stuck in the throat or gullet, causing serious damage in as little as two hours

Doctors are fighting to save a young mother’s sight after the heel of a stiletto shoe hit her in the eye during a freak attack at a pub in Bolton.

A Dukinfield ex-nurse who raised £25,000 for a hospital operation to enable her disabled daughter to walk has been told she cannot have the surgery after all.

Ian Lisle, 51, had up to three teeth taken out at a time and was given shoddy bridging work by dentist Michael Garside during his regular check-ups

Research was conducted by Manchester and Keele universities

Trainee doctors are suffering racial discrimination

Littleborough’s Ashleigh was just 19 when diagnosed with cancer

The review comes following the Stafford Hospital scandal

The issue is receiving some political coverage